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Samsung invests in graphene manufacturer XG Sciences; joint battery development initiative

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Graphene manufacturer XG Sciences, Inc. XGS) closed on a strategic investment led by Samsung Ventures Investment Corporation (Samsung Ventures). XG Sciences manufactures energy storage materials based on the company’s xGnP graphene nanoplatelets and XG Leaf graphene sheet products. Earlier post.). —Philip Rose.

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Karamba Security raises $10M in new funding; round led by VinFast

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Israel-based Karamba Security , a leading developer of endpoint protection for connected devices, has secured $10 million in new funding in an extension to its B Round financing. Karamba Security provides cybersecurity solutions that secure a device’s entire lifecycle without interference of R&D or supply chain processes.

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Daimler first automotive company to test UBQ’s climate-positive thermoplastic material in auto parts

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Daimler is also promoting the use of UBQ across its logistics manufacturers to offset carbon footprint throughout the Daimler supply chain. Daimler chose to partner with UBQ through Plug and Play’s Startup Autobahn, an innovation platform that connects emerging technologies to pilot opportunities with multinational corporations.

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COP26 declaration on accelerating the transition to 100% zero emission cars and vans

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Signatories by category: Governments: Austria; Azerbaijan; Cambodia; Canada; Cape Verde; Chile; Croatia; Cyprus; Denmark; El Salvador; Finland; Iceland; Ireland; Israel; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Netherlands; New Zealand; Norway; Poland; Slovenia; Sweden; United Kingdom. —COP 26 Declaration. Unilever; Vattenfall; Zenith; Zurich.

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Qoros Auto contracts with AAM for electric drive technology

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and Israel Corporation and headquartered in Shanghai ( earlier post ), has awarded AAM (American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.) Qoros Auto Co., joint venture between Chery Automobile Co., a driveline systems contract for e-AAM technology to be applied on a future model year Qoros vehicle.

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Foretellix closes $32M Series B round; testing and verification of automated driving systems

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The round was led by MoreTech Ventures, with participation from several strategic investors, including Volvo Group Venture Capital, Nationwide, NI and Japan-Israel High Tech Ventures. Foretellix is now commercially engaged with dozens of the largest names in the automotive industry, including Volvo Group and DENSO Corporation.

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Why Are Modern Vehicles So Much Bigger?

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Safety standards have required the implementation of systems that often won’t fit into older/smaller designs and loopholes in the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards have resulted in manufacturers sizing up models to exploit regulatory blind spots. This changed in the following decade.